Perspectives from A to Z on how to reform incarceration nation

Though there is still plenty more to say about how the coronavirus is continuing to course through our nation's jails and prisons, I was pleased to see this week a number of new commentaries discussing prison and criminal justice reform more generally.  Notably, this round-up of pieces include works from sources that start with A and that start with Z, so here is a collection of pieces that all seem worth a midsummer read from A to Z:

From America: The Jesuit Review, "Religious ideals shaped the broken U.S. prison system. Can they also fix it?"

From Fast Company, "Here’s How We Get to a World Where We Don’t Need Prisons at All"

From The Morning Call, "We need justice system that values people"

From Salon, "Abolishing the whole prison-industrial complex"

From the Washington Times, "Keeping families together must be a priority for the criminal justice system"

From ZDNet, "Can technologists help end mass incarceration?: Data-driven approaches to criminal justice often backfire. Here's one way to do it right."

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